Mildred Trotter in her office, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1948
Identifier
VC170020
Title
Mildred Trotter in her office , Schofield Barracks , Hawaii , 1948
Date.Original
1948
Date.Digital
2004-03-05
Description.Physical
1 photographic print - b&w - 26 x 21 cm .
Description
This photo was taken within a few weeks of Trotter's arrival in Hawaii to begin work at the Central Identification Laboratory of the American Graves Registration Service . Data was collected from skeletal remains of servicemen buried in the Pacific Zone and later related to vital statistics held by the government . Once positive identification was established , the next of kin were notified and given a choice of disposition : either burial in a private cemetery or in a National cemetery .
Provenance
Gift - Mildred Trotter - 1987 - (87-018)
Subject.PersonalName
Trotter , Mildred , 1899-1991
Subject.LCSH
Anatomists ; Anthropologists
Source
VC170
Collection Name
BEYOND TLC - Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions
Relation.IsPartOf
Mildred Trotter photographs and certificates
Publisher
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8132, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Rights
Bernard Becker Medical Library retains all rights to the reproduction of the images in the Digital Gallery. See http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/copyright.htm for terms of use.
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Coverage
Hawaii--Oahu
County
Oahu (Hawaii)
Type
Photographs
Online Exhibit
http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/mowihsp/index.htm
Contributing Institution
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
Copy Request
For information about the reproduction of images and any applicable fees, please contact Becker Medical Library Archives and Rare Books at 314-362-4236 or arb@wusm.wustl.edu.
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